勃勃海洋 Living Seas Hong Kong

12/08/2026

On a recent dive in Hong Kong we encountered a large grouper. Took a few quick shots (thinking it would disappear rapidly) But no it behaved like a puppy dog and came over for a look-see, this was not behaving normally. ! But it did give us more time to get some decent shots for identification, we also saw him on a later dive, where it was getting spa treatment at the local Cleaner Wrasse station.

This is not a native fish, it is actually an aquaculture hybrid species (cross between Giant grouper and Brown Marbled grouper), they are called Sabah Grouper. Super ecologically damaging and certainly a religious 'mercy' release.

I'm guessing he will be caught again soon, which may be okay, they have been studied to chomp on local species not targeted by other local predators and causing substantial ecological damage.

More need to be done to stop mercy release of non endemic species.

06/08/2026

The Return of The Turtle King! 🐢 🌱

Here's a video for more insight into The Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS)'s seagrass restoration work which brought this green turtle (Chelonia mydas) back into the game!

28/07/2026

Great news that the Seagrass work from the The Swire Institute of Marine Science and supported by Hong Kong Seagrass Restoration Association and Living Seas Hong Kong is having such positive results.

The video shows that Green Turtles have been seen in Sok Kwu Wan, Lamma, potentially attracted to the area due to the expanded seagrass patch in the bay. Green turtle are herbivores and seagrass is a key food source for this species.

Turtle previously nested on Lamma, but not for many years. maybe this is a chance for recovery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh60Uam9bY8

Earlier this year Living Seas HK took a team, as part of our Marine biodiversity public awareness goal, to Sok Kwu Wan to plant seagrass, a fulfillingexperience.

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19/06/2026

Swipe to learn about these beautiful flatworms seen in HK’s waters! (bilingual)

Visit our website (linked in bio) and follow to learn more about protecting Hong Kong’s incredible marine biodiversity and how you can help out!

📸 All photos by our dedicated team at Living Seas.

左滑，了解這些在香港水域中出現的漂亮海扁蟲吧！（雙語）

請造訪我們的網站（連結在個人簡介中）並追蹤我們，進一步了解如何保護香港令人驚嘆的海洋生物多樣性，以及您能如何伸出援手！

📸 所有照片均由「Living Seas」的熱忱團隊拍攝。

18/06/2026

12/06/2026

Videos taken on our Marine Life Survey dive on Sunday! Follow for more information on the species we saw 🐟

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📸 All photos by our dedicated team at Living Seas.

12/06/2026

勃勃海洋 (Living Seas Hong Kong) 欣悉香港政府宣布計劃在西貢的橋咀島設立新的海岸公園，並推出一套完善的管理方案。橋咀島是熱門的短途旅行、浮潛和水肺潛水勝地，擁有豐富的珊瑚和海洋生物。然而，日益增長的旅遊業和過度捕撈活動給橋咀島的海洋生態帶來了壓力。

自2021年以來，勃勃海洋一直在橋咀島進行海洋生物調查，發現該區域海洋生物多樣性極高，擁有許多其他香港水域甚少發現或極為罕見的物種，以及種類繁多的海洋魚類和無脊椎動物。

橋咀島離西貢市區很近，交通便利，我們非常歡迎政府將橋咀島設立為海岸公園，並認為這是保護這片重要水域及造福後代的積極舉措。

我們的目標是與漁農自然護理署、潛水團體及其他持份者進一步攜手合作，使這項保護橋咀島敏感的海洋生境的計劃和後續的管理工作取得成功。我們堅信，在橋咀島成功設立海岸公園，將為未來進一步保護其他珍貴水域及海洋生境而鋪路，從而造福廣大市民。

Living Seas Hong Kong is delighted to hear that the Hong Kong government has released a briefing paper about the plan to designate a new Marine Park at Sharp Island (橋咀島) in Sai Kung and to introduce a structured management plan for the new marine park. Sharp Island is a popular destination for day trippers, snorkelers and scuba divers, and harbours a fabulous diversity of coral and marine life. But it is under pressure from increased tourism and from fishing.

Living Seas has been conducting Marine Life Surveys on Sharp Island since 2021, and found that it is an area that shows a very high level of marine biodiversity, with many different species either not found in other locations, or very rarely seen, and with a broad array of different marine fish and invertebrate life.

With close proximity and easy access from Sai Kung town we welcome the Marine Park designation as a very positive step to protecting this vital area for the continued benefit of future generations.

We aim to work with the AFCD, diving groups and other stakeholders to make this designation and ongoing management successful. We believe strongly that a successful Marine Park set up at Sharp Island can pave the way forward to further protect other precious areas of our waters for everyone’s benefit.

Lily Yeung Dod O'Dwyer Jimmy LO Simon Lambon

04/06/2026

Continuing with Marine life found at Sharp Island..!

We had this unexpected sighting of a juvenile Spotted Sea horse (Hippocampus kuda). These fish are CITES Appendix II species and protected internationally. But in Hong Kong locally found specimens are NOT protected under the Wild Animal Protection Ordinance.

Further reasons why a great biodiverse location such as Sharp Island needs to be fully protected under the Marine Parks Ordinance.

30/05/2026

Sharp Island (橋咀洲)

Living Seas Hong Kong has only observed the Whitetail Damselfish (Pomacentrus chrysurus) at Sharp Island amongst the Cactus (Pavona decussata) It's not a common fish in Hong Kong waters.

A beautiful fish, the first photo shows a colourful juvenile observed in 2024. They change significantly by overtime, as per the second photo, observed in June 2025. They tend to stay in the same area, so these might actually be the same fish, eight months apart..!

Both photos are from the same area of Sharp Island .

13/05/2026

Quick fun video of our BioBlitz day at Basalt Island (火石洲) on 26th April. A fun day out and productive.

Basalt Island of course is a super biodiverse dive site, and we were happy to include some of the species found into this year's City Nature Challenge on iNaturalist.

Lily Yeung Craig Hamilton Nicholas Buxton Dave Nicholson Dod O'Dwyer Phoebe Leung Sarah Phoebe Toogood